OLYMPIC gymnast hopeful Beth Tweddle welcomed her namesake Humboldt penguin into the world at Chester Zoo.

The athlete, who trains in Liverpool, was on hand to greet little Tweddle, who joined eight other chicks – including Wiggins, Gunnell and Macey – named after British sports stars by keepers ahead of this Summer’s games.

The new arrivals mean the zoo now has a colony of more than 40 Humboldt penguins.